St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana (LA)

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% of renters here:	19%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (16.7%), Manufacturing (15.2%), Retail trade (13.1%), Construction (10.3%).

Type of workers:

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Races in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana:

Median resident age:	32.0 years
Louisiana median age:	34.0 years

Males: 20,893	(48.5%)
Females: 22,151	(51.5%)

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St. John the Baptist Parish:	3.0 people
Louisiana:	2.6 people

This county:	$49,584
Louisiana:	$40,926

This county:	$494
State:	$494

St. John the Baptist Parish:	$131,170
Louisiana:	$126,800

Detached houses: $155,070

Here:	$155,070
State:	$177,270

Townhouses or other attached units: $147,931

Here:	$147,931
State:	$167,971

In 2-unit structures: $125,652

Here:	$125,652
State:	$218,101

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $87,198

Here:	$87,198
State:	$189,844

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $102,929

Here:	$102,929
State:	$179,688

Mobile homes: $25,249

Here:	$25,249
State:	$34,481

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $33,571

Here:	$33,571
State:	$47,390

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 5
• Rapes: 19
• Robberies: 45
• Assaults: 77
• Burglaries: 303
• Thefts: 911
• Auto thefts: 124

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 10
• Rapes: 9
• Robberies: 38
• Assaults: 61
• Burglaries: 276
• Thefts: 834
• Auto thefts: 120

This county:	16.7%
Whole state:	19.6%

This county:	8.9%
Whole state:	9.4%

Area name: New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in St. John the Baptist Parish is $804 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $940 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1207 a month.

Cities in this county include: Laplace, Reserve, Garyville, Edgard, Wallace.

2005 air pollution in St. John the Baptist Parish:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.094 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.077 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Ascension Parish , Jefferson Parish , Lafourche Parish , Livingston Parish , St. Charles Parish , St. James Parish , Tangipahoa Parish .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in St. John the Baptist Parish: Carroll Plantation (A), Frenier Beach (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes: Maurepas, Lake (A), Allemands, Lac des (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Pass Manchac (A), Alligator Bayou (B), Dutch Bayou (C), Tent, Bayou (D), Fortier, Bayou (E), Ti Bayou (F), Chevreuil, Bayou (G), Mississippi Bayou (H), Lassene, Bayou (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in St. John the Baptist Parish: Manchac Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	7.2%
Louisiana:	6.3%

Current college students: 1,978
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 76.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,000 (55% naturalized citizens)

St. John the Baptist Parish:	2.3%
Whole state:	2.6%

Mean travel time to work: 27.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 42.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 11,750
• One, attached: 326
• Two: 420
• 3 or 4: 576
• 5 to 9: 150
• 10 to 19: 102
• 20 or more: 159
• Mobile homes: 1,957
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 92

Housing units in St. John the Baptist Parish with a mortgage: 6,711 (674 second mortgage, 374 home equity loan, 38 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,243

Here:	67.4% with mortgage
State:	59.7% with mortgage

St. John the Baptist Parish historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Louisiana state average. It is 3.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 66 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/25/1992, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 32 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

St. John the Baptist Parish-area historical earthquake activity is above Louisiana state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/20/2005 at 00:52:20, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 17.0 miles away from St. John the Baptist Parish center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 13,927 (80%) Carpooled: 2,694 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 32 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 7 (0%) Taxi: 5 (0%) Motorcycle: 19 (0%) Bicycle: 27 (0%) Walked: 256 (1%) Other means: 230 (1%) Worked at home: 269 (2%)

12.69% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,471 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	12.69%
Louisiana average:	8.89%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
11.23% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($27,975 average AGI)
1.46% relocated from other states ($3,496 average AGI)

St. John the Baptist Parish:	1.46%
Louisiana average:	2.22%

from Orleans Parish, LA	4.22% ($31,309 average AGI)
from Jefferson Parish, LA	3.77% ($29,679)
from St. Charles Parish, LA	0.85% ($28,843)
from St. Bernard Parish, LA	0.84% ($42,353)
from St. James Parish, LA	0.38% ($36,233)
from Tangipahoa Parish, LA	0.23% ($26,000)
from East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	0.22% ($28,794)

9.36% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,792 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.36%
Louisiana average:	13.45%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.06% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($20,406 average AGI)
4.30% relocated to other states ($15,385 average AGI)

St. John the Baptist Parish:	4.30%
Louisiana average:	7.16%

to Jefferson Parish, LA	1.10% ($32,401 average AGI)
to St. Charles Parish, LA	0.87% ($33,508)
to Harris County, TX	0.81% ($31,390)
to St. James Parish, LA	0.61% ($39,613)
to Ascension Parish, LA	0.49% ($49,053)
to Tangipahoa Parish, LA	0.47% ($51,775)
to East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	0.38% ($25,754)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,560 (3,391 aged, 1,169 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 39,165 (7,877 male householders, 3,469 female householders)

  8,043 spouses, 15,819 children (14,525 natural, 297 adopted, 997 stepchildren), 1,850 grandchildren, 408 brothers or sisters, 314 parents, 699 other relatives, 686 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,439 (1,385 male householders (1,152 living alone)), 1,519 female householders (1,350 living alone)), 535 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 440 (425 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,515 2-persons, 2,934 3-persons, 2,728 4-persons, 1,309 5-persons, 502 6-persons, 358 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,502 1-person, 349 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 28 4-persons.

93.7% of residents of St. John the Baptist Parish speak English at home.
3.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (68% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $170,339,000 ($3737 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,263,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $81,476,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $50,380,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,132,000
Federal grants: $30,984,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,225,000 ($230,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,142,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,885,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $48,353,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,285,000

Here:	81 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	36 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+4 per 1000 residents

Here:	+26 per 1000 residents
State:	-20 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.23 millions of gallons per day (63% from ground, 37% from surface)

Here:	5.8
State:	5.8

Here:	4.4
State:	4.1

66% of St. John the Baptist Parish residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Louisiana.

St. John the Baptist Parish:	65.8%
State average:	59.6%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 36222
• Northeast: 617
• Midwest: 996
• South: 3267
• West: 720

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $79,800

Here:	32.5%
Louisiana:	17.2%

Here:	32.1%
Louisiana:	15.5%

Here:	22.5%
Louisiana:	16.8%

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